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After filming zoologist Dian Fossey and the gorillas of Virunga National Park for Life on Earth, David Attenborough promised to help her in her efforts to save the mountain gorilla populations. He...
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Sir David Attenborough accompanies an imprinted family of Greylag geese in flight. "Attenborough's Life Stories: Understanding the Natural World" premieres Wednesday, January 30 at 8/7c (check local...
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Kestrels are known as wind hoverers because of the birds' ability to hang motionless in the air. Sir David Attenborough shows us, using slow motion photography, details of their flying technique...
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Premieres on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 from 10:00 - 11:00 pm ET Find out what may have happened when a race of salmon faced the death of their natal river and were forced back to the open ocean.
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When Martha is asked to sing at an animal rescue fundraiser, she's thrilled. But on the day of the concert, Martha gets mixed up with another Martha -- a dog belonging to a lady named Jennifer...
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Even in the depths of the Arctic winter, Common Goldeneyes stay a toasty 105 degrees inside their dense feathers. Their challenge is to prevent all that warmth from escaping into the icy water...
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